Baker Artist Awards: Nominate Yourself Before January 15, 2014

The Baker Artist Awards is a program of the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance, and was established in 2008 to support Baltimore area artists and to promote their work to regional, national and international audiences. The Baker Artist Awards are designed to support and advance the careers of all nominees, the metropolitan arts community, and Baltimore's image as a creative community. The Baker Artist Awards celebrate a dedication to art, mastery of craft, and a commitment to excellence. CLICK HERE for detailed information about available awards!

Stay tuned! Coming in December the MFA in Curatorial Practice Class of 2015 will present a show of the 2013 b-Grant Winners at D-Center, along with a number of related events with the winners. More info about the program of events here.

Open Call for Curators at Gallery 788

Gallery 788 is proud to announce its new location in Baltimore's Hampden just off the Avenue. An exciting addition to the gallery is the Hickory Room, a dedicated show space open to established curators and curatorial students. It offers a unique opportunity to develop ideas and hone one's craft to a diverse audience. This is a rolling deadline.

Proposals for shows should include:

Clearly presented name and contact information

A curatorial statement that highlights the exhibition and the idea or ideas it intends to communicate

A list of Artists to be included along with examples of work on Word Doc or Power Point, condensed to no larger than 10 MB

Chosen curators will be notified by email. Curators will be responsible for coordination, installation, de-installation, pick-up of artwork and any needed resurfacing of walls with the assistance of Gallery 788 staff. Artists with special installation needs will also need to be on-hand for installation.

CAA Membership & Conference Fee Discount

Available now in the Graduate Office! A coupon for 15% off student membership and conference fees for College Art Association. The 102nd Annual CAA Conference will be held in Chicago, February 12-15, 2014. Discount coupons are good through 2/15/2014. Stop by and pick one up!

Graduate Students are invited to submit papers to the First Annual LLC (Language, Literacy and Culture) Graduate Student Conference at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).

From the Organizing Committee: "We are seeking submissions of full panel discussions, roundtable discussions, individual papers, performative works, or art installations for our conference, which is titled “Rethinking Intellectual Activism.” This is an excellent opportunity for graduate students to share their work with their peers and network with a diverse body of scholars and activists. We look forward to a day of inspiring dialogues that engage graduate students from all social sciences and humanities inter/disciplines and activists working to bring social justice on various political fronts."